Resource utilisation indicator

A measurement of resource utilisation is often used to provide a summary of measurements of developments in the real economy. This attempts to measure to what extent the productive resources in the economy – labour and capital – are used in relation to the level that is sustainable in the long run. However, it is not possible to directly observe resource utilisation and there are several methods for measuring resource utilisation in the economy. It is therefore important to study a number of different measurements.

The indicator produced – the RU indicator summarising the information in survey data – has the advantage that it is revised only slightly when new information is received and that it can be updated relatively quickly. The RU indicator can thus provide a good complement to other measures of resource utilisation, but it should be pointed out that it does not reflect the Riksbank's overall assessment. A number of other measures are also described in the Monetary Policy Reports and Updates.

Resource utilisation indicator

Figure: RU-indicator

The figure shows an indicator for resource utilisation in the Swedish economy from 1996 onwards (RU indicator). The RU indicator summarises information in survey data from the Economic Tendency Survey. The RU indicator is a complement to other measures of resource utilisation that are regularly analysed in the Monetary Policy Reports. It is not to be interpreted as the Riksbank’s overall assessment of resource utilisation. Source: The Riksbank.

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Updated 01/02/2024